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Roger Pol

8yo Gelding · 11-8 · OR 121

Uttoxeter · F Ball Established 1886 Handicap Hurdle · 2m 7f 70y

#3

Rank

Odds

7/2

Win Prob

1%

Place Prob

6%

Rank

#3

★★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Won this corresponding event last year (race fell apart) prior to completing a double at Hexham. First-time blinkers/switch to front running saw him emerge from the doldrums when 3¼-length second to Ernest Gray at Bangor latest. Thereabouts if headgear continues to have a positive effect.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readCLASS EDGE
▼ OVER-MARKED
Move▬
Strength32%

What the class read says

The stable looks to have run this horse in stronger races to keep its official rating low — today's class drop may be intentional. Worth watching at a price. A caution, though: it has NOT been beating its handicap mark — the favourable class picture isn't yet backed by mark-adjusted finishes.

Held its own mid-division in 3 of 3 stronger races — solid form context.

Dropping 2 class levels from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 4.9 /10 (raw 4.0)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C2.5
Today: 3
Class gap: +0.5
Higher-class runs: 3
Stronger class form context

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBack4 @ Stratford 20/07/2025 · Pos 3rd of 8 · OR 120 · 2m6f7y Gd 168 · below its mark20/07/2025 · OR 120 par20/074OR 1204 @ Uttoxeter 16/09/2025 · Pos 3rd of 11 · OR 118 · 2m7f70y Gd 168 · below its mark16/09/2025 · OR 118 par3 @ Uttoxeter 05/10/2025 · Pos 1st of 6 · OR 118 · 2m7f70y Gd 151 · beat its mark05/10/2025 · OR 118 par5/103OR 1183 @ Hexham 11/10/2025 · Pos 1st of 5 · OR 118 · 2m7f63y Gd 166 · beat its mark11/10/2025 · OR 118 par2 @ Plumpton 19/04/2026 · Pos 7th of 10 · OR 130 · 3m217y Gd 162 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark19/04/2026 · OR 130 par19/042OR 1302 @ Cartmel 25/05/2026 · Pos 6th of 9 · OR 129 · 3m1f83y Gd 168 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark25/05/2026 · OR 129 par3 @ Uttoxeter 07/07/2026 · Pos 9th of 11 · OR 128 · 2m7f70y Gd 168 · below its mark07/07/2026 · OR 128 par7/073OR 1282 @ Uttoxeter 26/07/2026 · Pos 8th of 9 · OR 125 · 2m7f70y Gd 163 · HIGHER CLASS · below its mark26/07/2026 · OR 125 par3 @ Bangor-on-Dee 04/09/2026 · Pos 2nd of 5 · OR 121 · 2m7f32y Gd 163 · below its mark04/09/2026 · OR 121 par4/093OR 121projClass-projected finish: 5th of 6
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-04Bangor-on-Dee32nd2nd0
2026-07-26Uttoxeter28th7th+1
2026-07-07Uttoxeter39th9th0
2026-05-25Cartmel26th5th+1
2026-04-19Plumpton27th6th+1
2025-10-11Hexham31st1st0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today20/0711/107/074/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish4th of 640% of fieldRange 2-3 · tight 83/100
▼ UNDER-DELIVERING
Trend▼
Strength65%

Delivery trend -3.1% per run

What the projection says

Has been finishing below what its price implied — the odds have flattered it. Projected 4th of 6. Recent form is easing off.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
20/07/20253rd9/153%71%+0.19
16/09/20253rd5/174%80%+0.06
05/10/20251st13/891%100%+0.09
11/10/20251st1/195%100%+0.05
19/04/20267th10/147%33%-0.14
25/05/20266th12/137%38%+0.01
07/07/20269th10/147%20%-0.27
26/07/20268th16/116%13%-0.03
04/09/20262nd9/276%75%-0.01